Information from Earth Day Happenings…Update to follow soon!

oDO NOT PICK UP ANY BOTTLES CONNECTED TO A TUBE: IT MAYBEAMETH-LAB *DO NOT TOUCH*DANGER*Find someone in a Save Maumee shirt.

oGo on your walk with a buddy so you can help and watch each other!

oDo not walk on unstable stream banks, disturbing these banks-including the vegetation growing upon them-can accelerate erosion and lead to a collapse. Some of the plants you step on may have been planted by another participant! Be part of the solution, not part of the problem! NO STEPPING ON PLANTS.

oDont pick up any hypodermic needles, or other medical or hazardous waste or animal carcasses or manure but please notify someone to dispose of anything in question. DO NOT TOUCH DEAD BIRDS. (bird flu & notify someone)

oWe only want adults picking up sharp objects like glass because we do not want any children handling anything on which they may accidentally cut themselves. Adequate adult supervision is required at all times for anyone under 18! **DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN ON A RIVERBANK**

oDO NOT TAKE OR MOVE TURTLES, CLAMS OR FROGS it is illegal

oBe alert at all times for holes or obstacles near the riverbank, wear shoes that are in good condition and have traction there is always the potential for harm.

oWe require gloves for hands, and shoes for climbing…you will get muddy.

oBe alert for stinging insects and animals do bite.

oBeware of plants. Watch for poison ivy, poison sumac, poison oak, and other skin-irritating vegetation. REMEMBER: leaves of three let them be.

oThe water is very cold, and moves quickly, no matter how calm it seems!

Keep children away from water and dont get in or fall in!Death can occur in 6 minutes in cold water.

oNever wade in swift or high water, currents can sweep you away quickly!

oAny open soars or blisters would be a risk for infection because of the unsanitary condition of the river and/or things that may have sat in river water.

oDo not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs because injury would be more likely.

oNever drink the water ~use hand washing buckets with sanitizer to clean hands often, and be wary when eating and drinking if your hands have been in contact with stream water or garbage.  Use our cleaning station where you checked in!

oWe DO like insects, they feed many things ~ DO NOT KILL THEM.

IF YOU DO NOT SIGN THE LIABILITY WAIVER PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE! This is a volunteer event and we want everyone safe, but we are not responsible for illness, injuries or death, AND we have cameras that may take your picture, so please sign the waiver if you havent already and have everyone in your group do the same.

This day is for you, our river and our larger community to be enjoyed by ALL!

The River truly thanks you from its bottom!

How it works:

Thank you for participating in Earth Day 2011 Celebration. Please sit down and speak to someone and speak to everyone! There are many educators and activists here that want to share with you! Smile at strangers.WE want everyone to love the rivers as we do!We are always excited about how much we have to plant and restore this year!It took all year to raise this much money for only seed and erosion control mats! Please donate TODAY for Earth Day 2012, we are only citizen sponsored, and 100% volunteer but this is a FREE event that takes much coordination.

1. Sign in and REGISTER FIRST, SIGN LIABILITY WAIVER and listen/read any information being presented about our rivers.  Many people are around – Talk to someone  READ THE SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TENT FOR EXACT TIMES OF ACTIVIES Walk over to seed / plant / shovel station afterwards.

a.Find a good area where grass needs to grow and may not get washed away by the first rain.
b. Stir up some dirt with your shoe/rake/ stick.
c. Sprinkle some seeds in the raked up dirt
d. Cover the newly planted seeds with the dirt you stirred up.
e. Step-on the freshly planted seeds to hold them in the earth, SECURE the soil.

Planting a Tree:

a.Pick out a tree you would like to plant in an area further than 10ft from larger trees.  Dont forget to grab a shovel!
b.Plant all the roots into the soil so they are suspended, not cramped roots.Preferably in very-moist soilc.Secure it firmly with the leftover soil and step all around it so the soil will not move if we have a rain event in the near future.3.Pick up trash on your way back to the large dumpster.

a. Dont walk farther than you want to walk back.
b.Remember the suggestions on the safety page.

GOOD JOB! This is grassroots organizing at its finest!~The benthos community THANKS YOU!

TIMES for SPECIFIC 2011 EARTH DAY FESTIVITIES:
Check out signs on BOTH sides of the tent for exact location of activities.11AM – Sign in at the Information Table and go for a walk, wonder what all the buildings contain around your waterways, see it for yourself, notice the beauty in your surroundings.
– Sounds of Saturn will be our groovy entertainment till 1ish!

NOON – Dr. I.C. Coldwater talks about local water issues upstream and downstream.

NOON REMOTE SITE VOLUNTEERS LEAVE for large scale measured clean-up
– BIG BURLEY PEOPLE and helpful hands  Bring your truck, shovel and pull chains and cameras ~ – If you want to make a difference this is IT!
– YOU HAVE the time it takes to remove one-and-one-half hours worth of trash from our rivers GO– RETURN TIME 1:45 .BIG BURLEY PEOPLE and helpful hands RETURN to Niagara Drive for MEDIA BLITZ @ 1:45PM

1PM ~ Bob Dispenza from Allen County Parks speaks on energy and water conservation and demonstration of a car conversion battery pulse and glide driving!
– The Wilderness will be rocking us into the afternoon!

1:45PM ~ MEDIA BLITZ calling all media and river lovers! Bring your homemade sign for our media blitz and we need your help. Have a good time with it! A MUST SEE! You will laugh. Find our sign making area by the face painting.

2:30PM~ Soarin Hawk Raptor Rehab presents native raptors in the area ~ SSSHHH WE NEED TO BE QUIET it disturbs these wild raptors of prey.

3:30PM ~ Save Maumee STOMP – YOU planted it! We have to make sure it is secured into the ground! The river raises and falls quickly because all the trees have been removed and replaced with large stones.STOMP the soil around the plants and burry the seeds with your pressure. WATCH OUT for new growing life and dont STOMP that!

MASSIVE seed planting for everyone and 4,500 sq. ft. of erosion control mats installed TODAY! Want to know what about the plants? Come to the 11:30 explanation of each plant by Judith Nastally! All seed and chaff weighed approximately 150lbs.

Largest Save Maumee erosion control project to date – 4,500 sq. ft of GeoJute (coconut mesh) will be installed over native DNR approved seed blend TODAY and completely disintegrate in 4 years, leaving a nice mesh of grasses.

Sounds of Saturn will be playing between 11am-1pm  an encore for your rivers!

The Wilderness – non-fiction rock band playing originals and jam out classics ~ making the play for a 5th time at a Save Maumee event @ 1pm-4pm

Make a Sign – supplies are limited or BYO sign & use it at 1:45-TELL US HOW YOU LOVE MOTHER EARTH!

Andys Horse Tours and Rentals – we couldnt get a big enough truck with a hitch to transport on a Sunday and it was going to cost $400 for transportation costs~ BOO but we love our friends & see you next year!

Chuck & Birds ~ LOCAL grown food served to you on the riverbanks! 11:30-1

Sports & Spirits on Anthony Blvd. serving 20 pizzas at 3pm

Health Food Shoppe snacks

Old Crown Roasters Coffee

REUSABLE water bottles from ACRES Land Trust & US ARMY & Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership.  DONT BUY BOTTLED WATER

NO CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: 100% donations from our local citizens go only and directly to best management practices for naturalization of riparian areas – this is what grassroots organizing is all about! ALL VOLUNTEERS~ All money came from: Grateful Music Productions/Save Maumee Rock Out-Camp Out, Berlin Music Pubs PUNK PARTY, Save Maumee Earth Day 2010, Save Maumee Canoe Clean-Up 2010, Save Maumee Presents: Sounds of Saturn & Les Nester at Dash-In, Sports & Spirits Bar & Grill.Namnaste to many small monetary donors! Save Maumee did not raise as much money as last year but we are very proud to supply you with these effective erosion control techniques for OUR riverbanks!

What is the Media Blitz @ 1:45PM?

Save Maumee Grassroots Organization is attempting to make national T.V. ~ we want the media to help us draw attention to our efforts and many issues that face our waterways because we want CLEAN WATER. If you do not want to be video recorded, be aware of the cameras and keep working out of sight & sign the waiver. ~ EVERYONE WELCOME!

We hope you will just roll with it and have a good time!

#1 Look like you are having the time of your life, SMILE, dance, hula hoop, juggle, be funny and show excitement.Free expression time!

#2 Gather close together at the designated sign: Media Blitz Here @1:45.

#3 We will be giving a shout-out to the following people & hold up signs for:

YELL: WE LOVE YOU _____________________

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#1  Ellen Degeneres  The Wilderness plays for our dancing pleasure-DANCE
#2  Jimmy Kimmel  We will mention Harry Baals our former mayor
#3  John Stewart  We will mention Harry Baals our former mayor
#4  Steven Colbert  STEVEN STEVEN STEVEN  chant his name
#5  Oprah Winfrey  We want you to know what is happening to your Great Lakes
#6 – Dr. Oz  we want to know about the contaminants that are in our water and what long term exposure does to our body?Cryptosporidium, Mercury, PCB, Heavy metals, non-pharmaceutical grade fluoride, hexovalent chromium, Perchlorate, phosphorous?

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Each of the celebrities will get about 10-20 seconds of us yelling for them then we will CUT and start the next designated person.

GOT IT?Impromptu grassroots organizing?

Disclaimer: Save Maumee does not carry power as to the fate of our rivers.YOU DO! People need to feel more connected to each other, to nature, and to the things that are most valuable.We feel a personal connection to our waterways and love our rivers and we want you to as well.Civic duty and helping your fellow man should be words that fall from your mouth continuously.We want this event to leave you hopeful and empowered.Please realize that we all want the same thing– CLEAN WATER.Water is a right not a luxury and keeping pollution out of our rivers is our priority.We do not talk politics, but you are making a political statement by being here.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, dedicated citizens can change the world indeed it is the only thing that ever has.–Margaret Mead

Special THANK YOU from Save Maumee to the following people who helped bring all of us together this year! Our events are FREE but ALL donations go to projects like this one! Give till it hurts  OUCH!